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Just the ticket for Euroleague
A major marketing workshop to enhance ticket sales for European basketball’s Euroleague concludes today – with participating teams saying the effort is paying off.
Rogge ‘confident’ of Athens
IOC president Jacques Rogge has sent a new year message to organisers of the Athens Olympic Games as the countdown to this summer’s event begins in earnest.
Callicott quits UK Sport
After four years as chief executive of funding body UK Sport, Richard Callicott has announced his intention to stand down with immediate effect.
ESPN Classic goes English
Archive sports network ESPN Classic Sport is branching out even further by rolling out a new English-language channel in over 50 European countries.
Greeks turned off by Olympics?
New research into the attitudes of Greek residents towards next year's Athens Olympics presents some worrying statistics for the Games organisers.
Rogge: ‘Athens is downsized’
Next year's Athens Olympics is a considerably downsized operation on previous Games according to International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge.
Greece sets tobacco ad ban
Greece has invoked a country-wide ban on outdoor tobacco advertising for the five-month period around the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
BOA signs up to ETB alliance
The British Olympic Association has signed a strategic deal with the Engineering Technology Board worth an estimated £1million.
IOC set for Games update
The IOC’s executive board will meet in Lausanne next week to hear an update on preparations for future Games.
Clijsters in Olympic clothing row
Belgian tennis star Kim Clijsters has become embroiled in a sponsorship row which threatens her participation in next year's Olympic Games.
WADA bills a must for Olympic bids
The International Olympic Committee has made it clear that countries failing to make payments to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) or adopt its drug-ban code could be barred from seeking to host the Olympic Games.
Rugby still waiting on Olympic status
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge has warned that rugby will only become an Olympic sport if an existing one drops out of the Games.
Just the job for USOC
US home improvement giant the Home Depot has renewed its sponsorship of the US Olympic and Paralympic teams.
Reebok signs Peja
Sportswear firm Reebok has signed a multi-year endorsement agreement with the Sacramento Kings' Predrag ‘Peja’ Stojakovic.
Military team to aid Athens security
As part of the enhanced security operation ahead of next year's Olympics in Athens, the Greek military has announced plans to form a 200 member unit to deal with nuclear, biological or chemical threats during the Games.
BOA flying high with Cyprus Airways
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has signed a sponsorship deal with Cyprus Airways ahead of next year's Olympic Games in Athens.
Selig stands firm on Games
Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig is continuing to refuse to suspend the league to allow players to compete in the Olympic Games – despite the US’ humiliating defeat in a qualifying game for Athens 2004.
Rogge lifts drugs shadow
In an exclusive TV interview, International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge has refuted suggestions that the recent revelations of drug taking in sport are casting a long shadow over next year's Athens Olympics, sportbusiness.com can reveal.